,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,eshoo 7for herself and ,mrs4 ,carolyn 
,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ac1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit     
certain deceptive practices in relation 
to a census1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,honest ,census ,communications 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on deceptive    
practices relating to census  7a7 ,in   
general ,chapter #g of title #ac1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  ,,iv  
,deceptive ,practices  #bea4            
,prohibition on deceptive practices  7a7
 ,no person1 whether acting under color 
of law or otherwise1 shall by any means1
 including by means of written1         
electronic or digital 7including through
 a website1 app1 online forum1 social   

media platform1 streaming service1 or   
any other means of communications using 
the internet or a similar communications
 network71 or telephonic communications 
7including any phone call1 text message1
 or any other communications sent1      
received1 or transmitted using a        
wireless or wireline phone or a cellular
 or other phone network71 communicate or
 cause to be communicated information   
described in subsection 7b71 or produce 
information described in such subsection
 with the intent that such information  
be communicated1 if such person-- 7#a7  
knows such information to be materially 
false2 and  7#b7 has the intent to      
impede or prevent another person from   
participating in any census under this  
title1 including the decennial census of
 population4  7b7 ,information described
 in this subsection is any information  
regarding-- 7#a7 the time1 place1 or    
manner of holding any such census2 or   
7#b7 the qualifications for1 or         
restrictions on1 participation in any   

such census4  7c7 ,any individual who   
violates subsection 7a7 shall be fined  
an amount equal to the maximum penalty  
provided under subsection 7d71          
imprisoned for not more than #e years1  
or both4  7d7 ,a civil penalty of not   
more than #aa1aha may be assessed       
against any individual who violates     
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of sections for    
such chapter is amended by adding at the
 end the following3  ,subchapter        
,,iv--,deceptive ,practices #bea4       
,prohibition on deceptive practices4  4